Monitoring postnatal growth of preterm infants: present and future

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Francesca GiulianiStephen H Kennedy

Abstract

There is no consensus with regard to which charts are most suitable for monitoring the postnatal growth of preterm infants. We aimed to assess the strategies used to develop existing postnatal growth charts for preterm infants and their methodologic quality. A systematic review of observational longitudinal studies, having as their primary objective the creation of postnatal growth charts for preterm infants, was conducted. Thirty-eight items distributed in 3 methodologic domains ("study design," "statistical methods," and "reporting methods") were assessed in each study. Each item was scored as a "low" or "high" risk of bias. Two reviewers independently selected the studies, assessed the risk of bias, and extracted data. A total quality score [(number of "low risk" of bias marks/total number of items assessed) × 100%] was calculated for each study. Median (range, IQR) quality scores for each methodologic domain and for all included studies were computed. Sixty-one studies met the inclusion criteria. Twenty-seven (44.3%) of the 61 studies scored ≥50%, of which 10 scored >60% and only 1 scored >66%. The median (range, IQR) quality score for the 61 included studies was 47% (26-75%, 34-56%). The scores for the domains study design...Continue Reading

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